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Constitution of the United States
Constitution of the United States, 17 September 1787.
National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
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Knife Money from Ancient China
Knife money of the Warring States period retained some features of the real tools, including the ring and the strengethening ridges on the handle. The States in the north and north-east issued knife money. 1. Zhao State, circa 500 BCE...
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Crusader States 1200 CE
This map shows the crusader states c. 1200 CE.
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Baltic States 1100-1400 CE
This map illustrates the Baltic states in the period 1100-1400 CE.
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Legion of the United States at Fallen Timbers
Legion of the United States at the Battle of Fallen Timbers (20 August 1794). Painting by H. Charles McBarron, Jr.
Center for Military History.
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Taizong's Campaigns Against the Xiyu States
A map illustrating the campaigns of Tang Dynasty emperor Taizong (r. 626-649 CE) against the Xiyu states in China.
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Map of Southern Song & Jin States
A map indicating the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty, 1125-1279 CE and the Jurchen Jin state (1115-1234 CE).
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Yang Zhu
Yang Zhu (l. 440-360 BCE, also known as Yang Chou or Yang Chu) was a hedonist philosopher who lived and wrote during The Warring States Period in China. Little is known of his life but his work survived through the writings of the great Confucian...
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Teng Shih
Teng Shih (l. c. 500 BCE) was a Chinese Sophist and lawyer who lived and wrote in the province of Cheng (Pengcheng, modern-day Xuzhou, Jiangsu province) during the era of the Spring and Autumn Period (c. 772-476 BCE) which preceded the Warring...
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Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia, the name given to the multiple treaties, marked the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War. Signed on 24 October 1648, it aimed to secure political autonomy for the multitude of small states that made up the Holy Roman...